ANTI-SOCIAL behaviour at Weld Square is not getting any better says Brika owner Simon Psaros, after diners were attacked with pepperspray at his Greek restaurant last weekend. He opened Brika opposite the park about five years back, hoping that it’d help improve the area. Three years ago Brika hosted a meeting with police and other…

AN Iranian photographer detained on Manus Island has used his mobile phone camera to showcase “the beautiful corners of my prison” for an exhibition at the Perth City Arts Space. Still imprisoned indefinitely and unable to attend his own exhibition, he will try and Skype the opening night on Wednesday June 20. For most Australians…

A NEW town square at North Perth is edging closer with Vincent councillors set to approve the design on Tuesday night (June 26). Dubbed “North Perth Common”, the new $750,000 open space at the corner of View and Fitzgerald Streets has been two years in the making, with the state government kicking in $250,000. It’s…

THE BEAUFORT Street Network has been “recharged” in a bid to turn around the flagging fortunes of the street. The network, a group of locals and business owners passionate about their area, held “Beaufort Street Recharged” on Monday (June 18) to recruit flesh blood and revitalise the organisation. Over the last 10 years the network…

PERTH MP John Carey took the Our Streets at 40 campaign to Parliament last week, lobbying the McGowan government to make Vincent safer. Set up by residents Geraldine Box and Andrew Main, Our Streets wants a 40kmh speed limit on Vincent’s residential streets. Mr Carey implored road safety minister Michelle Roberts to get on board…

BRAZEN thieves have taken to unbolting bike racks to steal valuable electric bikes. Around midday last Saturday, single mum Jaya Penelope, 46, left her bike chained to a rail while she dropped a letter into her local post office and did some shopping. When Ms Penelope returned to the spot where her electric bike should…

WORLD CUP RUSSIA 2018 THE first week of the World Cup served up plenty of memorable goals and games, but unfortunately the biggest talking point has been the use of the controversial Video Assistant Referee system. Designed to let referees use video technology to make better decisions, it is the first time VAR has been…

FOOTBALL West CEO James Curtis says the “beautiful game” is in rude health in WA and the World Cup will only add to the momentum. “Our registered players are at an all-time high this year,” he says. “Interest in football always rises when a World Cup is on and especially as the Socceroos are now…

AN anti-vaccination billboard on Brisbane Street in Perth is an “appalling anti-health message”, says the Australian Medical Association WA. Emblazoned on the billboard are the words; “Do you know what’s in a vaccine?” and the website “learntherisk.org” which cites long-discredited fraudulent research by UK former-doctor Andrew Wakefield. The anti-vaccine activist’s 1998 paper argued there was…

A CENTURIES-old tradition was revived at Mary Street Piazza last Saturday (June 9) when 12 orators got on their soapbox for an ad hoc speaker’s corner. Town Team Movement convenor Jimmy Murphy organised the event at short notice, after posting on his Facebook page that he was thinking about holding a public speaker’s series and…